Armenian chess players defeat Turkish teams at Junior OlympiadSeptember 26, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian junior chess team showed a good game at the World Junior Chess Olympiad going on in Akhisar, Turkey. The Armenian team defeated Turkish chess players 3-1 and 3.5-0.5 in the first and second rounds respectively. So, our chess players are the 4th with 6.5 points. Georgians are leading with 8 points. Armenia is represented by grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Tigran S. Petrosyan, Robert Aghasaryan and Vahe Baghdasaryan. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |